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1. Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

2. •We use as … as to say that things are
equal or unequal.
Our house is as big as yours.
It isn’t as cold as yesterday.
•We often use a phrase with than after
a comparison.
The steak is more expensive than the
fish.
•After “than” we use an object pronoun
or a subject pronoun + a verb.
She is older than me / than I am.

3. •We normally use the before a superlative.
The last question is the most difficult.
•Note the pattern with one of.
He is one of the best lawyers.
•After a superlative we can use in or of. We
use in with places and groups of people.
It’s the coolest hotel in Oxford.
Who’s the best player in the team?
August is the hottest month of the year.

4. •Less and least are the opposites of
more and most. We use them with
both long and short words.
I’m the least musical person in the
world.
I go out less often these days.
•We can modify the comparative with
much, a lot, far, slightly, a bit.
It’s much faster by tube.
Business is a bit better this year.
I got up far later than usually.